Reorganization Organic Chemistry

[kstrna]

We are interested in revising our Organic Chemistry curriculum in response to changes in the pre-med and ACS requirements as well serve our students better.  We are thinking of having a first semester aqueous organic chemistry course for majors and non-majors.  Students could then go onto biochemistry or into a second semester of organic chemistry which would go more into synthesis and non-aqueous organic chemistry.  Have people tried such models?  Or know where to look for resources for such curricular changes?

[birdwhis]

Please explain more about what you mean by aqueous organic chemistry.  Are you talking about amino acids , carboxylic acids, and sugars? 

[birdwhis]

Please explain more about what you mean by aqueous organic chemistry.  Are you talking about amino acids , carboxylic acids, and sugars? 

[kstrna]

Kurt that general area so reactivity and reactions of alcohols, amines, carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives.  It would be a one semester organic class for students to then go into a 300 level biochemistry course.  Chem majors then would move into a intermediate organic chemistry course.  Given the changes in the medical school requirements, we are thinking of adapting such a curriculum and are wondering what resources are out there.